Richest Automotive Billionaires

See 77 Automotive billionaires, ranked by estimated net worth, with global rank, country, and source of wealth.

77 billionaires·Updated Sep 5, 2026
#NameNet WorthGlobal RankCountryIndustrySource of Wealth
1Susanne Klatten$25.5B#101GermanyAutomotiveBMW, pharmaceuticals
2Ernest Garcia II$24.8B#104United StatesAutomotiveUsed cars
3Stefan Quandt$24.8B#105GermanyAutomotiveBMW
4Wang Chuanfu$21.7B#126ChinaAutomotiveBatteries, automobiles
5Lu Xiangyang$17.1B#167ChinaAutomotiveAutomobiles, batteries
6Georg Schaeffler$16.9B#172GermanyAutomotiveAuto parts
7Eric Li$15.7B#188ChinaAutomotiveAutomobiles
8Shahid Khan$14.7B#211United StatesAutomotiveSports teams, auto parts
9Dan Friedkin$11.6B#292United StatesAutomotiveToyota dealerships
10Vikram Lal$11.6B#293IndiaAutomotiveMotorcycles
11Roger Penske$11.4B#305United StatesAutomotiveCars
12Ernest Garcia III$11.4B#306United StatesAutomotiveUsed cars
13Wei Jianjun$8.95B#421ChinaAutomotiveAutomobiles
14Vivek Chaand Sehgal$8.64B#436AustraliaAutomotiveAuto parts
15Piero Ferrari$8.5B#445ItalyAutomotiveAutomobiles
16Wu Jianshu$7.29B#547Hong KongAutomotiveAuto parts
17Venu Srinivasan$7.27B#551IndiaAutomotiveTwo-wheelers
18Mong-Koo Chung$7.16B#560South KoreaAutomotiveHyundai
19Euisun Chung$6.09B#679South KoreaAutomotiveHyundai
20Nicolas D'Ieteren$5.29B#810BelgiumAutomotiveAuto parts, distribution
21Gail Miller$5.22B#818United StatesAutomotiveCar dealerships
22Baba Kalyani$4.91B#876IndiaAutomotiveEngineering
23Lachhman Das Mittal$4.75B#902IndiaAutomotiveTractors
24Abdulla Al Futtaim$4.73B#910United Arab EmiratesAutomotiveAuto dealers, investments
25Walter Frey$4.57B#935SwitzerlandAutomotiveCar dealerships
26Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann$4.55B#943GermanyAutomotiveAuto parts
27Nirmal Minda$4.51B#957IndiaAutomotiveAuto parts
28Abhay Firodia$4.46B#966IndiaAutomotiveAutomobiles
29Mark Shoen$4.4B#977United StatesAutomotiveU-Haul
30Xia Zuoquan$4.16B#1038ChinaAutomotiveAutomobiles, batteries
31Norman Braman$4.1B#1049United StatesAutomotiveArt, car dealerships
32E. Joe Shoen$3.81B#1136United StatesAutomotiveU-Haul
33Catheline Perier D'Ieteren$3.48B#1247BelgiumAutomotiveAuto parts, distribution
34Peter Unger$2.88B#1477GermanyAutomotiveAuto repair
35Li Xiang$2.87B#1479ChinaAutomotiveElectric vehicles
36Arvind Poddar$2.86B#1483IndiaAutomotiveTires
37Herb Chambers$2.76B#1534United StatesAutomotiveCar dealerships
38Francois Feuillet$2.75B#1536FranceAutomotiveMotorhomes, RVs
39Jiang Yintai$2.57B#1637ChinaAutomotiveAuto parts
40Alberto Bombassei$2.5B#1677ItalyAutomotiveAutomotive brakes
41Hiroshi Ishibashi$2.27B#1853JapanAutomotiveTires
42Willis Johnson$2.04B#2049United StatesAutomotiveDamaged cars
43Joseph 'Pitt' Reeves Hyde III$2B#2099United StatesAutomotiveAuto Parts
44Wang Miaotong$1.9B#2211ChinaAutomotiveauto parts
45He Xiaopeng$1.9B#2223ChinaAutomotiveElectric vehicles
46Terry Taylor$1.88B#2236United StatesAutomotiveCar dealerships
47Pawan Munjal$1.87B#2245IndiaAutomotiveMotorcycles
48Wang Jianfeng$1.83B#2293ChinaAutomotiveAuto parts
49Dong Jinggui$1.81B#2322ChinaAutomotiveElectric scooters
50JB Straubel$1.8B#2336United StatesAutomotiveTesla
51Suman Munjal$1.79B#2346IndiaAutomotiveMotorcycles
52Renu Munjal$1.79B#2352IndiaAutomotiveMotorcycles
53Amnon Shashua$1.77B#2371IsraelAutomotiveAutomotive technology
54Chin Jong Hwa$1.72B#2439TaiwanAutomotiveAuto parts
55Ulrich Mommert$1.7B#2447AustriaAutomotiveLighting
56Shrikant Badve$1.63B#2521IndiaAutomotiveauto parts
57Alexander Sixt$1.6B#2541GermanyAutomotiveCar rentals
58Konstantin Sixt$1.6B#2542GermanyAutomotiveCar rentals
59Naresh Jain$1.59B#2565IndiaAutomotiveAuto components
60Kimbal Musk$1.57B#2585United StatesAutomotiveTesla, SpaceX
61Onkar Kanwar$1.48B#2704IndiaAutomotiveTires
62Rahul Dhoot$1.42B#2779IndiaAutomotiveAuto components
63A. Jayson Adair$1.41B#2786United StatesAutomotiveDamaged cars
64Ziv Aviram$1.39B#2821IsraelAutomotiveAutomotive technology
65Smagulov Nurlan$1.39B#2825KazakhstanAutomotiveAutomotive
66Suresh Krishna$1.33B#2901IndiaAutomotiveAuto parts
67Carolin Hachenberg$1.28B#2962GermanyAutomotiveMotor Homes
68Christian Hymer$1.28B#2963GermanyAutomotiveMotor Homes
69Ravi S.$1.25B#3000IndiaAutomotiveAutomotive components
70Huang Yi$1.17B#3148Hong KongAutomotiveCar dealerships
71Cho Hyun-beom$1.12B#3221South KoreaAutomotiveTire manufacturing
72Fritz Draexlmaier$1.11B#3238GermanyAutomotiveAuto parts
73Xu Xudong$1.1B#3255ChinaAutomotiveAuto parts
74Lu Zhongfang$1.08B#3287ChinaAutomotiveEducation
75Kuldip Rathee$1.05B#3323IndiaAutomotiveAuto ancillaries
76Li Hongjing$1.03B#3362ChinaAutomotiveauto parts
77Cao Yuhua$1B#3384ChinaAutomotiveauto parts

About these estimates

Net worth figures use the latest available Forbes estimate, with Bloomberg used only when a current Forbes value is unavailable. Estimates can change as markets move or source data is revised.